Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio analyzes the Supreme Court’s impeachment ruling, ICC proceedings, China policy, energy security, and the flood control scandal.
Justice Carpio explains why and how a sitting Philippine President is immune from civil or criminal suits under national law and jurisprudence, outlining its constitutional bases, judicial precedents, and implications for accountability and investigation.
Justice Carpio outlines the constitutional grounds for impeaching a Supreme Court justice in the Philippines—explaining that only culpable violations of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust qualify as valid causes.